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The new international atlas = Der neue internationale atlas = El nuevo atlas internacional = Le nouvel atlas international = O nv̥o atlas internacional
By McNally, Rand
- ISBN
- 978-0-52883-808-8
- Publisher
- Chicago, IL : Rand McNally, 1995 (c1994)
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Reviewed on May 1, 1998
Rand McNally's New International Atlas and the Times Ninth Comprehensive Edition are the best single-volume world reference atlases available in English. Just the amount of cartographic information in the Rand McNally is impressive. Coverage of different geographic areas is very fairly balanced, while the depth of detail--a 170,000-entry index, for instance--is superb. (Only the Times exceeds it.) The New International's maps are remarkably clear and easy to read given their wealth of detail. Unlike the Times, Rand McNally shows elevation with shaded relief in addition to hypsometric tints (see "Scouting Expedition...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
